MCP Session Bridge README
The full upstream README, mirrored here for reference. Install config, tool schemas, adoption signals, and an original overview live on the MCP Session Bridge listing page.
MCP Session Bridge
A free MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that exposes authenticated browser-session automation: session_* tools that run in the user's own Chrome profile and real logged-in session, which cloud browser APIs cannot do. A free standalone mode is also available; it launches a dedicated automation browser so the same session_* tools work without the extension or a license.
What it does
- Serves MCP over stdio (newline-delimited JSON-RPC) to any client that speaks the Model Context Protocol. The setup guide covers the common ones.
- Uses a dual-transport design:
- Extension mode (free; Pro tools gated by the extension) — forwards calls over a local, owner-only relay socket to a native messaging host that Chrome spawns, and from there to the T3rnel Browser extension, which executes them against the live authenticated tabs.
- Standalone mode (free) — launches its own headful or headless CDP browser on a persistent profile and drives it directly. No license, no extension, and no access to the user's everyday browser.
- Returns structured page context, form values, snapshots, and screenshots without shipping session cookies to a remote browser.
Price
The bridge itself is free, and this package enforces no licence of its own.
Extension mode reaches the buyer's real authenticated session through the T3rnel Browser extension, and the Pro tools it exposes are gated by that extension's own Pro tier — $29.99 once, three devices. Standalone mode is free and needs neither the extension nor a licence. There is no separate subscription for this package, and nothing here checks for one; earlier drafts of this file advertised $9/mo and $39/mo tiers that were never implemented, never enforced and never purchasable.
Project layout
src/server.js— MCP stdio server: tool surface, schema validation, dual-transport routing, relay client with reconnect and timeouts, and standalone CDP launcher.src/cdp.js— standalone CDP browser management and WebSocket client.src/native-host.js— native messaging host spawned by Chrome; owns the relay socket and multiplexes concurrent MCP servers.src/framing.js— the 4-byte length-prefixed JSON framing shared by native messaging and the relay socket.src/tools.js— thesession_*tool definitions, validation, and mapping to the extension'sbrowser_*tools.src/license.js— offline Ed25519 license verification helpers used by the extension and tests.src/install.js—--install/--uninstallnative host registration for Chrome, Chromium, Brave and Edge.docs/setup-guide.md— installing on the common MCP clients, plus verification and troubleshooting.docs/chrome-validation-checklist.md— end-to-end validation steps for Chrome with the T3rnel Browser extension.ads/—ad-copy.md, the shared headline and description copy used when submitting to MCPize, Smithery, mcp.so and PulseMCP.tests/—node --testsuite, including end-to-end tests through a real relay socket and native-messaging framing, plus standalone-mode coverage.
Browser support
Extension mode needs the T3rnel Browser extension, which is packaged for Chrome, Brave, Edge, Opera, Chromium and Firefox and ships from each browser's own extension store. Brave and Chromium install from the Chrome Web Store; Edge, Opera and Firefox each have a separate package. Opera implements no side-panel API and Firefox no debugger API, so both are partly supported; the extension's manifest generator states which capabilities are absent on each. Standalone mode has no browser requirement at all — it launches its own CDP browser.
The extension exposes 102 browser tools, plus the bridge's own session_install setup tool,
for a total of 103 MCP session_* tools. All are reachable over this bridge subject to the
extension's own Pro gating and its approval gate.
Supported clients
- Claude Code / Claude Cowork
- Cursor
- VS Code
- Windsurf / Devin Desktop
- Google Antigravity
- IntelliJ
- Codex
- Grok Build
- Kimi Code / Kimi Desktop
- JCode
- Cline
- OpenCode
- Continue.dev
- KiloCode
- Roo Code
- Aider
- OpenClaw
- Hermes
- OpenFang
- Any client that speaks MCP stdio
Install the T3rnel Browser extension
The bridge works best with the T3rnel Browser extension, which lets your AI drive the browser you are already signed into:
https://t3ratech.github.io/t3rnel-browser-plugin/
Where this is listed
- npm · Official MCP registry · Smithery · Glama
- Agent skills: skills.sh · ClawHub
- Listed in the Claude Market skill directory
Licence
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See LICENSE for the full text.
The published npm package is free to use for any purpose, commercial or otherwise. You may read and modify this source; redistribution is governed by the Apache-2.0 terms.